Cannabis - Probieren geht über Regieren (2006)
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I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
I suppose it helps a bit if you know a little about the Swiss political system: The 7 main ministers swap the job of President among themselves but, probably uniquely, are able to take the tram into work.Here we have one of these ministers, very firmly right-wing, whose attitude to the "drug problem" is to ban everything completely (well, not far from the actual situation). Imagine how he fells when diagnosed with a medical condition whereby, to avoid going blind, he is advised to consume Cannabis. Hah! His encounters with the 17 year old hash-head (superbly played) who ends up supplying the stuff, are indeed a bit clichéd, but amusing nonetheless. His political career doesn't do too well out of it, but a happy end comes despite that.